Where two or more district or boundaries overlap, a blending of these colors appears.

This change will be most effective in highly complex, urban areas such as Wilmington. Below is a screen capture of what eastern Wilmington looks like in HPOWEB without shading — it is difficult to say which portions of town are inside historic districts:

Wilmington, NC with boundary shading turned off

Now, with shading, it is much more easy to discern the portions of town inside historic districts:

Wilmington, NC with shading turned on

If you need to view an aerial image of a building with absolute clarity, simply uncheck the shading. The boundary outline will still display, unless you uncheck that as well – outlines are listed below each point layer.

Boundary outlines can be turned off by unchecking the box beside its name